AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas cannot intervene in a lawsuit between Children’s Medical Center Dallas and one of its doctors over gender-affirming care for trans patients, a Dallas judge decided Friday.
After a contentious hearing that lasted more than two hours, Dallas County Judge Melissa Bellan said Attorney General Ken Paxton had not convinced her that the state had an interest in this case. Paxton’s office is expected to fight her decision at the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas.
Bellan’s decision marks another win for Dr. Ximena Lopez, who sued Children’s to reverse its recent decision to stop providing certain treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy to new transgender patients.
